This week’s purchases from our favorite farm market included
peaches, apricots, corn, beets, cucumbers, eggplants, sweet peppers,
and zucchini squash. The quality of these locally grown fruits and
vegetables is far superior to any sold at the supermarket that must be
shipped long distances.

I keep washed and frozen blueberries on hand for use on fruit creams
or for making one of my favorites: Apricot Blueberry Pizza. I prefer
using fresh or frozen apricots, if available, in this recipe. Spelt or
whole wheat flour is used for the pizza dough. I think the little bit of
cardamom in the dough really makes this pizza taste great. For the
complete recipe, see:http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes/apribluepizza.html

After bringing the fresh peaches home, I washed and cut in pieces
some of the ripest ones, spread them on a large metal pan, and put them
in the freezer. (We freeze apricot and banana pieces the same way.)
After the pieces are frozen, I store the ones I’m not using right away
in covered plastic containers.

"Joyful Curmudgeon"
An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful. At the
same time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the
world, and feel called to help expose and end it so that we may have true
peace and compassion.